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BRINKS CO BCO

NYSE · stock · Arrangement of Transportation of Freight & Cargo · website · IPO 1996-01-03

BRINKS CO statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.9B
P / E19.4×
P / S0.7×
P / B9.5×
P / FCF8.9×
Dividend yield1.09%
Net margin3.8%
Return on equity49.0%
FCF margin8.3%
Net debt$2.1B
Net debt / EBITDA2.4×
Enterprise value USD$6.0B
EV / EBITDA6.8×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV9.8%
Return on capital11.4%
Graham number -72.1%$31.80

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($31.80); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
1.10% 0.50% -1.00% 0.80% 0.40% 2.50% 3.80% 1.80% 3.30% 3.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
6.10% 8.20% 7.90% 6.40% 5.80% 8.40% 8.00% 8.70% 9.00% 11.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
9.70% 4.90% -20.00% 14.00% 7.90% 41.60% 29.90% 16.90% 52.10% 49.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
50.6M 51.8M 50.9M 51.1M 50.8M 50.1M 47.8M 46.9M 44.8M 42.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$64.1M $525.3M $1.13B $1.24B $1.71B $2.13B $2.30B $2.09B $2.21B $2.08B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
1.70% 0.50% -1.00% 0.80% 0.30% 1.90% 2.70% 1.30% 2.50% 2.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2.60% 3.60% 6.00% 5.50% 5.40% 7.40% 6.60% 10.30% 4.10% 8.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.70× 3.37× 8.83× 7.49× 11.53× 11.25× 5.74× 6.27× 11.54× 9.35× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.68 $0.32 -$0.65 $0.57 $0.31 $2.10 $3.57 $1.87 $3.63 $4.69 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

BRINKS CO trades at about 24.3× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 18.4×–260.6×, median 43.2×).

18.4× 260.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (18.4×–260.6×); dot = today's 24.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin11.1%9.0%8.7%8.0%8.4%5.8%6.4%7.9%8.2%6.1%
Net margin3.8%3.3%1.8%3.8%2.5%0.4%0.8%-1.0%0.5%1.1%
FCF margin8.3%4.1%10.3%6.6%7.4%5.4%5.5%6.0%3.6%2.6%
Return on assets2.7%2.5%1.3%2.7%1.9%0.3%0.8%-1.0%0.5%1.7%
Return on equity49.0%52.1%16.9%29.9%41.6%7.9%14.0%-20.0%4.9%9.7%
Debt / equity9.35×11.54×6.27×5.74×11.25×11.53×7.49×8.83×3.37×0.70×
Current ratio1.511.521.431.551.401.361.231.421.781.12

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.